Chris Denning, the disgraced Radio 1 DJ, has been jailed for 13 years as it emerged he “offered” one of his victims to another BBC presenter who replied that he “didn’t do that sort of thing”.

The prolific paedophile, 75, used his fame to sexually abuse dozens of young boys in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

He took some of the boys to London on several occasions and introduced them to other celebrities, including Gary Glitter.
Denning, one of Radio 1’s founding presenters, was on Friday jailed for a total of 13 years at Southwark Crown Court for assaulting 11 victims, some as young as eight.

Judge Alistair McCreath said the effect on the victims, now grown men, has been “devastating”.

He described the offences as “utterly depraved”, and added: “It is not to be forgotten that all of this suffering was inflicted by you for nothing other than your own selfish pleasure.”

He is already serving a 13-year jail sentence for a catalogue of sexual assaults against 24 victims, including one allegedly at Jimmy Savile’s house. Judge McCreath ordered that the latest sentence will start from today.

He told the defendant: “You groomed all of these boys. They were for the most part in their early teens, although some were younger.

“You used your own fame, your acquaintance with others who were famous, your familiarity with the music industry … to win their trust and misplaced admiration.”

Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay said: “In the late 1960s up to the mid 1970s he was a famous DJ, having worked for Radio Luxembourg, Radio London, BBC 2, BBC’s Light Programme and as one of the original Radio 1 DJs, where he had his own show.

“He abused his fame, and the trust placed in him by others, for his own sexual gratification.”

He added: “Denning would take one of his victims out for pizza. He also took him on holiday, on tours of radio stations and let him stay at his bungalow.

“On one of those occasions, in the bungalow, another well-known Radio 1 DJ was present and Denning offered the victim to him. The other DJ replied he didn’t do that sort of thing.”

Denning lured boys into his house using his fame and plied them with records, alcohol and cigarettes.